Education
FG Tackles Student Bullies with Whistle-blowing Policy
Photo: Sylvester Oromoni (m) a student of Dowen College, Lagos, who died after a horrific encounter with bullies By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the launch of a platform for whistleblowers to report bullying cases anonymously following the rise in bullying incidents in primary and secondary…
Read More »120 Bag first-class as Rivers Varsity Graduates 8,920 students
By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State University has disclosed that 120 students will be awarded First Class Degree honours during its 36th convocation slated for Saturday. The figure represents 1.8% of bachelor’s degree graduates participating in the ceremony. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nlerum Okogbule, disclosed this during a pre-convocation press briefing at…
Read More »Woman Arrested for Falsifying CBT Result in Oyo
Photo: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Deborah Nnamdi The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has arrested a middle-aged woman, Abosede Ojo, for allegedly falsifying her job portal results. Board Chairman Nureni Adeniran disclosed this in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday. He explained that the suspect, who took…
Read More »NSSEC Introduces Senior Secondary Schools Ranking
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, is set to introduce a ranking system for senior secondary schools nationwide. The ranking will be based on the minimum benchmark standards for senior secondary schools. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Iyela Ajayi made this known in an…
Read More »ASUU Opposes FG’s Student Loan Initiative
By Deborah Nnamdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has again criticized the Federal Government’s student loan initiative, arguing that beneficiaries often struggle to repay the loans. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Thursday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke stated that the union’s research on…
Read More »Use Subsidy Savings to Fund Education, Children Parliament tells FG
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Children’s Parliament has urged the federal government to channel a significant percentage of the savings accrued from the removal of the petroleum subsidy into improving and expanding access to quality education at all levels in the 2025 budget. The parliament also called on the federal…
Read More »WAEC Blacklists 13 Kogi Schools, 14 Supervisors Malpractices
By Deborah Nnamdi The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has blacklisted thirteen schools, including 14 supervisors, have been blacklisted over alleged examination malpractices in Kogi State. The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, disclosed this in a meeting in Lokoja with some principals and supervisors indicted by the West African…
Read More »Japa: Canada Increases Working Hours for Int’l Students, English Tests now Mandatory
Canada has announced an increase in the work limit for international students – from 20 to 24 hours weekly – while introducing stricter immigration policies to manage the growing number of applicants. The new rule, announced on Nov. 15 by Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Marc Miller,…
Read More »Ibori Sets up Educational Fund for Indigent Students
A former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, on Saturday, announced the institution of an educational trust fund for indigent citizens in the state. Ibori, who was governor from 1999 – 2007, disclosed the establishment of the Otemu Educational Foundation (OEF), on his verified Facebook page. He said…
Read More »Japa: Canada Increases Proof of Funds, Cancels Students Direct Stream Programme
The Canadian Government has cancelled its Student Direct Stream (SDS) program, which expedited visa processing for students from 14 countries and territories, excluding Nigeria. At the same time, the financial proof requirements for international students have been raised; prospective students are now required to show proof that they have over…
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